योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-7

परमाकाशरूपत्वाच्चिद्व्योम्नो वितताकृतेः ।
न स्वभावविपर्यासः कश्चित्संभवति क्वचित् ॥ ७ ॥

paramākāśarūpatvāccidvyomno vitatākṛteḥ ,
na svabhāvaviparyāsaḥ kaścitsaṃbhavati kvacit 7

7. paramākāśarūpatvāt cidvyomnaḥ vitatākṛteḥ na
svabhāvaviparyāsaḥ kaścit saṃbhavati kvacit

7. paramākāśarūpatvāt vitatākṛteḥ cidvyomnaḥ
kaścit svabhāvaviparyāsaḥ kvacit na saṃbhavati

7. Because the consciousness-ether (cidvyoma) is of the nature of the supreme space and has an expansive form, no alteration of its intrinsic nature (svabhāva) is ever possible anywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• परमाकाशरूपत्वात् (paramākāśarūpatvāt) - due to being of the nature of the supreme space

• चिद्व्योम्नः (cidvyomnaḥ) - of the consciousness-ether, of the consciousness-space

• वितताकृतेः (vitatākṛteḥ) - of expansive form, of pervasive nature

• न (na) - not, no

• स्वभावविपर्यासः (svabhāvaviparyāsaḥ) - reversal of intrinsic nature, perversion of intrinsic nature, alteration of intrinsic nature (svabhāva)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - any, some, a certain (masculine)

• संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is possible, occurs, happens

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, sometimes, at any time

Words meanings and morphology

परमाकाशरूपत्वात् (paramākāśarūpatvāt) - due to being of the nature of the supreme space

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of paramākāśarūpatva

paramākāśarūpatva - the state of having the nature of supreme space

compound of parama-ākāśa-rūpa + -tva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+ākāśa+rūpa+tva)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• tva – state, condition, -ness
  suffix (neuter)

चिद्व्योम्नः (cidvyomnaḥ) - of the consciousness-ether, of the consciousness-space

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cidvyoman

cidvyoman - consciousness-ether, consciousness-space

compound of cit + vyoman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, intellect
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, ether, space
  noun (neuter)

वितताकृतेः (vitatākṛteḥ) - of expansive form, of pervasive nature

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vitatākṛti

vitatākṛti - expansive form, pervasive nature

compound of vitata + ākṛti

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vitata+ākṛti)

• vitata – expanded, spread out, pervasive
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi- + root tan- 'to stretch'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tan (class 8)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्वभावविपर्यासः (svabhāvaviparyāsaḥ) - reversal of intrinsic nature, perversion of intrinsic nature, alteration of intrinsic nature (svabhāva)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāvaviparyāsa

svabhāvaviparyāsa - reversal/perversion of intrinsic nature

compound of svabhāva + viparyāsa

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (svabhāva+viparyāsa)

• svabhāva – intrinsic nature, inherent disposition
  noun (masculine)
  from sva- + bhāva
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• viparyāsa – reversal, inversion, perversion, error
  noun (masculine)
  from vi- + pari- + root as- 'to throw'
  Prefixes: vi+pari
  Root: as (class 4)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - any, some, a certain (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - any, some, a certain

from kim + cid

संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is possible, occurs, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of saṃbhav

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, sometimes, at any time

(indeclinable)

from kva + cit

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